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CVE-2026-42561: python-multipart has Denial of Service via unbounded multipart part headers

May 6, 2026

python-multipart has a denial of service vulnerability in multipart part header parsing. When parsing multipart/form-data, MultipartParser previously had no limit on the number of part headers or the size of an individual part header. An attacker could send a request with either many repeated headers without terminating the header block or a single very large header value, causing excessive CPU work before request rejection or completion.

References

  • github.com/Kludex/python-multipart
  • github.com/Kludex/python-multipart/security/advisories/GHSA-pp6c-gr5w-3c5g
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-pp6c-gr5w-3c5g
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42561

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.0.27

Fixed versions

  • 0.0.27

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.0.27 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

pypi/python-multipart/CVE-2026-42561.yml

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